Biography
Lamont Johnson (September 30, 1922 – October 24, 2010) was an American actor and film director who has appeared in and directed many television shows and movies. He won two Emmy Awards. Johnson was born Ernest Lamont Johnson, Jr. in Stockton, California, the son of Ruth Alice (née Fairchild) and Ernest Lamont Johnson, who was a realtor. Johnson began his career in radio, playing the role of Tarzan in a popular syndicated series in 1951. Johnson was also one of several actors to play Archie Goodwin in "The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe", opposite Sydney Greenstreet on NBC Radio.He then turned to films and television, first as an actor, then as a director. Johnson also directed productions of the operas The Man in the Moon (1959), Iphigénie en Tauride (1962), and Orfeo (1990). Johnson was nominated for eleven Emmy Awards, winning twice, for Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985) and Lincoln (1988), and for eight Directors Guild of America Awards, winning four times, for Profiles in Courage (1965), My Sweet Charlie (1971), That Certain Summer (1972), and Lincoln. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lamont Johnson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed 66
1990s
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
The Man Next Door
Director
- 1993
The Broken Chain
Director
- 1992
- 1990
Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase
Director
The Kennedys of Massachusetts
Director
1980s
- 1988
Lincoln
Director
- 1986
Unnatural Causes
Director
- 1985
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Director
- 1984
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
Director
- 1983
Jack and the Beanstalk
Director
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Director
- 1982
- 1981
Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper
Director
Crisis at Central High
Director
- 1980
Off the Minnesota Strip
Director
Paul's Case
Director
1970s
- 1978
- 1977
One on One
Director
- 1976
Lipstick
Director
- 1975
Fear on Trial
Director
- 1974
Visit to a Chief's Son
Director
The Execution of Private Slovik
Director
- 1973
The Last American Hero
Director
- 1972
That Certain Summer
Director
You'll Like My Mother
Director
The Groundstar Conspiracy
Director
- 1971
Birdbath
Director
A Gunfight
Director
- 1970
My Sweet Charlie
Director
1960s
- 1969
Deadlock
Director
- 1968
Kona Coast
Director
- 1967
Coronet Blue
Director
A Covenant with Death
Director
- 1964
- 1963
The Richard Boone Show
Director
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
The Law and Mr. Jones
Director
Angel
Director
1950s
- 1959
Five Fingers
Director
- 1958
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
Director
- 1957
Jane Eyre
Director
- 1956
Dracula
Director
- 1955
Acted in 24
1980s
- 1983
Jack and the Beanstalk
Spot, the Cow (voice)
- 1982
- 1980
1970s
- 1977
One on One
Barry Brunz
- 1970
1960s
- 1966
Blue Light
TV
- 1965
- 1960
Angel
TV
1950s
- 1957
The Brothers Rico
Peter Malaks
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
The Human Jungle
Detective Lannigan
Moby Dick
Ishmael
- 1953
- 1952
Sally and Saint Anne
Willie O'Moyne
Retreat, Hell!
Capt. "Tink" O'Grady
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Son, Ishmael, Damon, John Hull, Paul · 1 episode
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dave · 1 episode
Produced 2
1990s
- 1996
The Man Next Door
Producer
1980s
- 1985
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story
Co-Producer
Appearances1
1960s
- 1963
The Animals
Narrator (voice)